The Saul Syndrome: Insecurity and Narcissism
One of the many trappings that emotionally broken people find themselves in is that of anger and the defiling root of bitterness. Since many such people were denied unconditional love, warmth, access, and acceptance from their parents, they have a tendency to become bitter. They use others to gain advantage a sense of power and...
Pastoral Care Preaching Notes – July 2011
Yesterday I preached at a church in the western suburbs of Sydney on how to love and minister to people who are same-sex attracted or ‘gay’. If you would like to read my notes on the subject, you are welcome to do so. Here they are: Pastoral Care Handout – July 2011. I am sure...
‘Someone I Know Is Gay’ Conference – July 2011
On July 30 2011, one of the ‘ex-gay’ healing ministries affiliated with Liberty hosted a conference about Christianity and homosexuality named ‘Someone I Know Is Gay’. A number of speakers, including myself, attended the event. One of the other speakers was Dr. Trevor, a former member of Liberty’s committee and a practicing G.P. Dr. Trevor...
Counselling and Homosexuality – Dr. Earl D. Wilson (Resources for Christian Counselling, ed. Dr. Gary R. Collins)
In this volume of the Resources for Christian counseling series, Dr. Walter Byrd and Dr. Paul Warren, both Christian doctors who have spent most of their professional lives dealing with children and young people, give a concise and practical overview of the issues facing children and parents during the stressful times in which we live....
Healing homosexuality: case stories of reparative therapy
In 1973, when all the arguments were presented to the American Psychiatric Association both for and against the idea of homosexuality as pathology, it was the personal disclosures of gay men that had the most influence. Listening to their stories of frustration in treatment – and their newfound happiness through acceptance of a gay identity...
A Pastor’s Guide to Ex-Gay Ministry, by Rev. Michael Riley
Rev. Mike Riley has been involved with ex-gay ministry since 1974. He has served as senior pastor of Church of the Open Door in San Rafael, California, since 1979. http://www.exodusglobalalliance.org/apastorsperspectiveonexgayministryp14.php
Garlands for Ashes: Healing Victims of Sexual Abuse – Paula Sandford
Every two minutes a child is sexually abused – often betrayed by someone he or she knew, loved and trusted. One of every four girls and one of every ten boys are sexually molested before the age of 18. Over half of all reported cases of incest took place in middle and upper-class families, and most of...
The Battle For Normality: A Guide For (Self-) Therapy For Homosexuality, Dr. Gerard J.M. Van Den Aardweg
This book is primarily meant for those homosexuality afflicted persons who seek practical advice in order to change, or, at least, to constructively and responsibly deal with it. It is written with their needs, anxieties, and weaknesses in mind, as Dr. Van den Aardweg has learned them during more than 30 years of therapy with...
Homosexuality: A New Christian Ethic (Cities of the Biblical World)
In the debate about homosexuality one thing that seems clear – on a issue renowned for lack of clarity and controversy – is that two fundamentally incompatible positions continue to held tenaciously. One asserts that homosexual acts are legitimate, the other that they are not. Concentration on the legitimacy of sexual expression rather than on...